Ibero-American Animation Quirino Awards Announce 2021 Finalists
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The Ibero-American Animation Quirino Awards announced today their finalists at an event held at Casa de América in Madrid and broadcasted by streaming to the whole world. A total of 24 works will compete in the 9 categories of these awards created to promote and value Ibero-American animation. Spain tops the list of finalists with 11 titles, followed by Mexico and Argentina with 6, Chile and Brazil with 4, Colombia & Portugal with 3 and Costa Rica with 1. The debuts occupy a prominent place in the selection, reflecting the dynamism and commitment to new talents in animation from the 23 countries that make up the Ibero-American region.
The winners will be announced on May 29th at a ceremony in the city of La Laguna, Tenerife, the new venue for these awards sponsored by the Cabildo de Tenerife through the Tenerife Film Commission. In addition, the ceremony will pay tribute to the Cuban cartoonist and animation film director Juan Padrón, creator of Ibero-American animation classics such as “Elpidio Valdés” and “Vampires in Havana”.
The Spanish short film “Wayback” is the work with the most nominations (3); followed by the Chilean feature film “Nahuel and the Magic Book” co-production with Brazil; the Portuguese short film “Tie” and the Spanish short film “Homeless Home”, both co-produced with France; and the Chilean series “Petit Season 2”, co-production with Argentina and Colombia, with two nominations each.
With three selected works, Mexican animation leads the category of Best Feature Film with “Xico’s Journey” by Eric Cabello Díaz, “Cranston Academy; Monster Zone” by Leopoldo Aguilar and “A Costume for Nicholas” by Eduardo Rivero. This category is completed with the Chilean “Nahuel and the Magic Book”, the debut of Germán Acuña Delgadillo and selected in the official competition of Annecy 2020.
The series for family audiences monopolize the category of Best Series, in which compete the Spanish “I, Elvis Riboldi”, directed by Javier Galán and Raphaël Lamarque, which has been distributed in more than 130 territories, and “The Zurfs”, directed by Alex Cervantes. The Chilean “Petit Season 2” by Bernardita Ojeda, who is once again a candidate after being a finalist in 2019 with the first season of this same series, and the Brazilian “Count On Me”, a series for preschoolers directed by Andrés Lieban and Alessandro Monnerat, complete the selection.
In the category of Best Short Film, the animation of the Iberian Peninsula monopolizes the nominations with the Spanish “Homeless Home” by Alberto Vázquez, which was awarded in the last edition of Annecy, and “Roberto”, debut of the director and producer Carmen Córdoba González. The shortlist is completed with the solo debut of the Portuguese director Alexandra Ramires, “Tie”, who has participated in around 40 international festivals.
Presentation of the finalists of the Quirino Awards at Casa de América in Madrid.
On the other hand, two of the three finalists in the category for Best Animation School Short Film have been made at the prestigious Gobelins school in France: “La Bestia”, co-directed by the Mexican Ram Tamez, and “The Return of the Waves”, co-directed by the Mexican Alejandra Guevara Cervera and the Portuguese Francisco Moutinho de Magalhães, among others. The list is completed with the first work ever finalist from Costa Rica in the Quirino Awards, “Memories for Sale”, a short film directed by Manuel Lopez and produced by Veritas University.
In addition to the categories already mentioned, the Quirino Awards also award the Best Commissioned Film and the Best Animation for Video Game, as well as three technical categories: Best Visual Development, Best Animation Design, and Best Sound Design and Original Music (complete list of the finalists here).
After selecting the finalist works, the jury made up of the French Jean François Tosti (TAT productions), the Portuguese Joana Toste (animator and director), the Brazilian Paula Taborda (Planeta Junior) and the Spanish Sergio Jiménez (Pinkman.TV) will also be in charge of defining the winners in each of the categories.
The Finalists
Quirino Award for the Best Ibero-American Animation Feature Film
- Xico’s Journey, directed by Eric Cabello Díaz. Produced by Cristina Pineda Antúnez (Mexico)
- A Costume for Nicholas, directed by Eduardo Rivero. Produced by Fotosíntesis Media, co-production with Péek Paax (Mexico)
- Cranston Academy; Monster Zone, directed by Leopoldo Aguilar. Produced by Ánima (Mexico, co-production with United Kingdom)
- Nahuel And the Magic Book, directed by Germán Acuña Delgadillo. Produced by Carburadores, co-production with Levante Films and Punkrobot Animation Studio (Chile, co-production with Brazil)
Quirino Award for the Best Ibero-American Animation Series
- Count On Me, directed by Andrés Lieban & Alessandro Monnerat. Produced by 2DLab (Brazil)
- Petit Season 2, directed by Bernardita Ojeda. Produced by Pájaro, co-production with Pakapaka, Señal Colombia and Non Stop (Chile, co-production with Argentina and Colombia)
- I, Elvis Riboldi, directed by Javier Galán & Raphaël Lamarque. Produced by Peekaboo Animation, co-production with Watch Next Media, Wuji House, Insomne Animation Studio and Corporació Catalana de Mitjans Audiovisuals (Spain, co-production with France).
- The Zurfs, directed by Alex Cervantes. Produced by Hampa Studio and Gallego Bros, co-production with À Punt Mèdia (Spain)
Quirino Award for the Best Ibero-American Animation Short Film
- Tie, directed by Alexandra Ramires. Produced by Bando à Parte and Bap Animation Studios, co-production with Providences (Portugal, co-production with France)
- Homeless Home, directed by Alberto Vázquez. Produced by Uniko and Autour de Minuit (Spain, co-production with France)
- Roberto, directed by Carmen Córdoba González. Produced by Carmen Córdoba González (Spain)
Quirino Award for the Best Ibero-American Animation School Short Film
- La Bestia, directed by Ram Tamez (Mexico), Alfredo Gerard Kuttikatt & Marlijn Van Nuenen. Gobelins l’Ecole de l’Image (France)
- Memories for Sale, directed by Manuel Lopez. Universidad Veritas (Costa Rica)
- The Return of the Waves, directed by Alejandra Guevara Cervera (Mexico), Manon Cansell, Edward Kurchevsky, Francisco Moutinho de Magalhães (Portugal) & Hortense Mariano. Gobelins l’Ecole de l’Image (France)
Quirino Award for the Best Ibero-American Animation Commissioned Film
- Pixelatl 2020, directed by Francisco Zamudio. Produced by Exodo Animation Studios (Mexico)
- Routes, directed by Alejandro Imondi. Produced by Osa Estudio (Argentina)
- Stormzy – Superheroes, directed by Taz Tron Delix. Produced by 2 Veinte (Argentina, co-production with United Kingdom)
Quirino Award for the Best Ibero-American Animation for Video Game
- Adore. Developed by Cadabra Games (Brazil)
- GYLT. Developed by Tequila Works (Spain)
- The Antimatter Kid. Developed by Cosmic Brew Studios (Argentina)
Quirino Award for the Best Visual Development of Ibero-American Animation Work
- Tie. Produced by Bando à Parte and Bap Animation Studios, co-production with Providences (Portugal, co-production with France)
- Petit Season 2. Produced by Pájaro, co-production with Pakapaka, Señal Colombia and Non Stop (Chile, co-production with Argentina and Colombia)
- Wayback. Produced by User T38 (Spain)
Quirino Award for the Best Animation Design of Ibero-American Animation Work
- Homeless Home. Produced by Uniko and Autour de Minuit (Spain, co-production with France)
- Nahuel and the Magic Book. Produced by Carburadores, co-production with Levante Films and Punkrobot Animation Studio (Chile, co-production with Brazil)
- Umbrellas. Produced by Bígaro Films and Moukda Production (Spain, co-production with France)
- Wayback. Produced by User T38 (Spain)
Quirio Award to the Best Sound Design and Original Music of Ibero-American Animation Work
- Alebrijes. Produced by María Posada Mylott, Luis Salas, Purapost and Guateque Cine (Colombia)
- Loop. Produced by Uniko (Spain, co-production with Argentina)
- Wayback. Produced by User T38 (Spain)